| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Auburn (85) | SEC | 9-0 | 1850 | W 29-7 A Florida State |
| 2 | < | 3 | Ohio State (65) | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1769 | |
| 3 | < | 1 | Michigan State (41) | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1713 | W 27-9 H Kansas State |
| 4 | < | 4 | Texas A&M (2) | Southwest | 8-1 | 1370 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Oklahoma (8) | Big 7 | 8-1 | 1212 | W 32-7 A Nebraska |
| 6 | < | 8 | Iowa (7) | Big Ten | 7-1-1 | 1130 | |
| 7 | < | 5 | Mississippi (6) | SEC | 8-1 | 967 | |
| 8 | < | 7 | Navy | Ind | 7-1-1 | 709 | |
| 9 | < | 13 | Rice | Southwest | 6-3 | 384 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Army | Ind | 7-1 | 349 | |
| 11 | < | 17 | Arizona State (11) | BIAA | 9-0 | 193 | |
| 12 | < | 9 | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-3 | 141 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-2 | 138 | |
| 14 | < | 18 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-3 | 94 | |
| 15 | < | 20 | NC State | ACC | 7-1-2 | 85 | |
| 16 | < | 11 | Duke | ACC | 6-2-2 | 60 | |
| 17 | < | 16 | VMI | Southern | 8-0-1 | 45 | DNP |
| 18 | < | 12 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-3 | 38 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Oregon State | PCC | 8-2 | 37 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Florida | SEC | 5-2-1 | 27 | |
| NR | < | 15 | Oregon | PCC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 11.8 | 3020 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 6.3 | 4706 |
| Ind | 3 | 10.0 | 1199 |
| Southwest | 2 | 6.5 | 1754 |
| ACC | 2 | 15.5 | 145 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 5.0 | 1212 |
| BIAA | 1 | 11.0 | 193 |
| Southern | 1 | 17.0 | 45 |
| PCC | 1 | 19.0 | 37 |